Black Sun (1964)

Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.

Directed by: Koreyoshi Kurahara

Written by: Nobuo Yamada

Music by: Toshirō Mayuzumi

Starring: Tamio Kawachi, Chico Lourant, Tatsuya Fuji, Yuko Chishiro, Hideji Ōtaki, Shogen Nitta, Zenji Yamada, Ryūsei Itō, Tōru Sumikawa, Gō Kuroda

Genre: Drama

Released: 1964-04-24

Runtime: 95 minutes

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